Tag Archives: Paul Weller

Older acts dominated this week’s batch of new releases, but a standout LP from a new band is the sophomore release from L.A. duo Girlpool. KEXP Music Director Don Yates notes the album “finds them recording with a full band for the first time, and the end result is a more muscular and fully realizedRead more…

Renowned director Lance Bangs helms a video from Americana veterans Drive-By Truckers. Watch the clip for “Surrender Under Protest” below, a track from their most recent release, American Band, out now on ATO Records. A press release describes the video as “a gritty portrait of today’s America within the Black Lives Matter movement, done inRead more…

We were excited when we heard legendary singer/songwriter Paul Weller would stop by the KEXP studios for an acoustic session, but little did we know, he’d be bringing his five-piece band with him for this very special unplugged set. The intimate performance spotlighted his twelfth solo release Saturns Pattern, as well as old favorites fromRead more…

KEXP has our TV eye set for this week in late night television. Set your DVR, TiVo, or just drink some coffee to stay awake for these musical guest performances on your favorite talk shows. Here are the highlights: Monday, October 5th: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Eagles of Death Metal The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon:Read more…

Many, many years ago, James Paul McCartney wrote a song asking if his lover would still be with him when he turned 64. For Paul, that year has come and passed, and today, we celebrate loving Macca in his 70th year. Perhaps the most successful songwriter and musician of all time, McCartney’s catalogue of 50+Read more…

Our in-studio guests today, THEESatisfaction, debut awE naturalE this week. Their new release seems like it should be their second or third, seeing as how the local duo have performed live on KEXP for several years and have been together for the last six years or so. Though Cat and Stasia enlist their pals fromRead more…

This time, you can believe the hype. Treats, the sensational debut of Sleigh Bells, currently the most buzzed about band on the internet, is officially out today on CD. The duo — guitarist Derek Miller and singer Alexis Krauss — pack so many hooky beats and staggering riffs into their frenetic dance pop mix thatRead more…